The Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) is a common grass skipper across much of the United States except in the far north and the Rocky Mountain regions. The first two shots here were taken in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in May, 2003, with a Canon EOS 10D and an EF 180mm F/3.5 Macro lens.

The next two shots shown here were taken in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in November, 2002, with a Canon EOS 1V and an EF 70-200mm F/2.8 L lens and 1.4X extender on Fuji 100 film.

The Fiery Skipper shown here was in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in November, 2007. This shot was taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender.

The next two shots were taken in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in November, 2007, with the same gear as the shot just above.

The next 2 images shown here were taken in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in June, 2008, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender.

The next 4 shots of Fiery Skippers were taken in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in October, 2009, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and an EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender and 580 flash.

The next two shots of Fiery Skipper were taken in Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas, in July, 2012, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and an EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 1.4X extender.